Beer Recommendations

[Noj]

Last week I had one called Ballast Point Abandon Ship Smoked Lager. Very tasty.

Another recent favorite is this one:

[aparxa]

A real classic in Glasgow:

[alocispepraluger102]

batch 10232 is the best bells kalamazoo stout in several years.

if you dig really good stout, you'll love this batch.

the batch number is on the back of the label.

[B. Goren.]

Staropramen has always been one of my favorite.

[king ubu]

my "default" beer these days is czech and great:

[Soulstation1]

Dogfish Head 120 minute IPA is on draft

$13 for 10oz glass

I could buy 1/2 case of Ripple for $13

Edited July 16, 2012 by Soulstation1

[A Lark Ascending]

My favourites.

[alocispepraluger102]

i'm definitely no sam adams fan, but this moderately priced stout has tasted really good for the past few weeks.

Edited July 16, 2012 by alocispepraluger102

[Ted O'Reilly]

my "default" beer these days is czech and great:

No pic, Ubu... What's the beer?

Staropramen has always been one of my favorite.

Me too. A fine drink for all reasons. Golden Pheasant(Zlatý Bažant) is another fine brew from Slovakia.

[Aggie87]

Drinking a St. Arnold Summer Pils at the moment. It's a decent summer, beach-type beer.

I also managed to pick up a pricey six-pack of St. Arnold's Divine Reserve (No. 12), which was released today, but in a very limited batch. There were lines in most stores up in Houston, where St. Arnold is brewed. They recommend storing it cold for about a year before drinking it, to fully develop. Don't know if I'll be able to wait that long to sample it!

[Quincy]

I also managed to pick up a pricey six-pack of St. Arnold's Divine Reserve (No. 12), which was released today, but in a very limited batch. There were lines in most stores up in Houston, where St. Arnold is brewed. They recommend storing it cold for about a year before drinking it, to fully develop. Don't know if I'll be able to wait that long to sample it!

A few years ago I bought about 30 bottles of barley wines, old ales, double IPAs and whatnot from a friend who was moving to Alaska. He kept some of cellar but there wasn't room for all of it for the drive north. He had done the hard part of aging some of the bottles 2 and 3 years. For about 9 months I was able to do dutiful things like buy the 6 of Bigfoot, add a few 22 ozs that are better aged and not totally drain the cellar. Then came along the semi-annual news story about how we're due in the next 10 minutes or 500 years for a 9.7 earthquake that'll cause Eugene to have ocean front property. La la la la drink for today. Cellar free since 2009. But try to hide 2 or 3.

Edited August 1, 2012 by Quincy

[alocispepraluger102]

i'm definitely no sam adams fan, but this moderately priced stout has tasted really good for the past few weeks.

i am alternating this with bell's kalamazoo stout and yuengling porter, a very decent, if not exceptional, inexpensive porter.

[Aggie87]

A few years ago I bought about 30 bottles of barley wines, old ales, double IPAs and whatnot from a friend who was moving to Alaska. He kept some of cellar but there wasn't room for all of it for the drive north. He had done the hard part of aging some of the bottles 2 and 3 years. For about 9 months I was able to do dutiful things like buy the 6 of Bigfoot, add a few 22 ozs that are better aged and not totally drain the cellar. Then came along the semi-annual news story about how we're due in the next 10 minutes or 500 years for a 9.7 earthquake that'll cause Eugene to have ocean front property. La la la la drink for today. Cellar free since 2009. But try to hide 2 or 3.

LOL, that sounds like it would have been quite an enjoyable undertaking. Not sure I'd have been able to hold off sampling them as long as you did!

[Soulstation1]

August 2nd = National IPA Day

Drink a 6er of IPA today!!!!!!!!!!!

[Soulstation1]

Good ass beer

[jazzbo]

I've enjoyed a few of these this year. It says "Smooth" on the label, and that's truth in advertising. I don't drink much, and I usually try something different when I do.

[Pete C]

Outside of Mexico I haven't found many really good beers in Latin America, as they generally lean toward light lagers & not-very-hoppy Pilseners. But Mexico has some excellent beers, including Bohemia and Negra Modelo, two of my favorites.

One of the best bang for the buck Belgian blonds is Affligem, which I get for $2.25 a bottle. It's infinitely better than Leffe.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/196/620/

Edited August 2, 2012 by Pete C

[Aggie87]

Real Ale "Hans' Pils" - northern German style pilsner, very hoppy.

[Michael Weiss]

Edited August 18, 2012 by Michael Weiss

[alocispepraluger102]

very seriously bitter chocolatey--- after a 4 banger of guinness foreign extra with some serious jazz-sort of, kind of like biting into some serious baking chocolate, or warne marsh.

Edited August 26, 2012 by alocispepraluger102

[B. Goren.]

Lately I really enjoy Paulaner beer:

[sidewinder]

My favourites.

Hell yeah !! The 'Doombar' is good too !

Time to stock up when Sainsbury do them at 3 for £5.

Edited August 26, 2012 by sidewinder

[A Lark Ascending]

Although I tend to find beers over 5% a bit too sickly, I really like this one. The gumpf on the label has fooled me into believing I can taste a liquorice flavour.

Always have a couple of bottles before I hit the woods in the Welbeck Estate at 2.00 a.m.

[sidewinder]

Good stuff from Blandford Forum. The 'Blandford Fly' is one of my favourites from there (they seem to have re-branded it to 'Flyer').

This one is also nice..

"At the heart of many a countryside village can be found an inn. A place where locals go to relax after a long day. At one such inn, rumour has it that inquisitive ferrets would sneak to the back door to cheekily sample the local brew. Fursty Ferret has a sweet nutty palate, hoppy aroma and a hint of Seville oranges, give this tawny amber ale its distinctive personality. Recommended with smooth and creamy West Country Cheddar or indulgent pork pies and mustard."

These guys could out-hype Dusty Groove !

Edited August 26, 2012 by sidewinder

[A Lark Ascending]

I regularly go on field trips round those various Badger beers.